Innova Vs Safari Vs Scorpio

This is a discussion on Innova Vs Safari Vs Scorpio within The Indian Car Scene, part of the BHP India category; Originally Posted by Car-Agey
My feeling is a SAFARI is a SAFARI and SCORPIO dispite all the hype is still ...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but uptill recently, both the safari and the sumo shared the same chassis and the same engine. Even the front suspension was the same. But then the sumo is a good vehicle in its own segment.

For me the safari was always about supreme comfort and that classy & grand SUV look. Apart from that it has little to offer as far as driving is concerned. I cant really comment on the 2.2L. Reports suggest that it has problems. I am sure if TATA would solve these problems, it would be my first choice. But as of the moment, the scorpio seems a more "sensible" SUV.

I have not driven the recent incarnations but I have driven the Scorpio (turbo diesel) and the old Safari TD extensively. I thought they were on par with each other apart from when it came to the engine. The Scorpio engine had extra power especially when driving from stationary. The Safari was like a tortoise when trying to get away in 1st/2nd gear.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but uptill recently, both the safari and the sumo shared the same chassis and the same engine. Even the front suspension was the same. But then the sumo is a good vehicle in its own segment.

Dude how can they share the same chasis when the wheelbase is different?

Dude how can they share the same chasis when the wheelbase is different?

These are "classic" comments & inferences & at times I really think we should open a separate thread for these kind of illogical & baseless inferences - we could even give the thread a five star rating since, like Mastercard, it would be priceless

I'm also wondering about the "till recently" bit & the same engine

Last edited by GTO : 26th October 2007 at 18:20.
Reason: Please refrain from using inappropriate language.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but uptill recently, both the safari and the sumo shared the same chassis and the same engine. Even the front suspension was the same. But then the sumo is a good vehicle in its own segment.

As I said earlier, I was not sure about the chassis, and on that I mentioned that I could be wrong, and mite need correction. It was more of a question I posed, and was not stating any fact. Calling a post illogical,... well I would not like to state anything on that.
Also I am under the impression that the Sumo turbo shared the same engine as the non-crd safari.

Fortuner: Now I wish the Toyota guys read this cause if they get this big guy into the fight, it could be the wild card here. A fortuner priced at about 10Lakhs can confuse the Indian SUV market out of their wits. Which I think could be possible if Toyota put their heart into it.

Hey JUDA,

If you are REALLY waiting for the Fortuner, should wait for another 10 months and be ready with about 1.6 Million INR +.